NYC is going to get pounded by a winter storm today, with snow starting
at noon and continuing on through Wednesday morning. Enjoy your commute
home! [NYTimes]

There' a new CGI-riffic new trailer for Maleficent, featuring Angelina Jolie as Sleeping Beauty's evil witch and Elle Fanning as Aurora.
[Flavorwire]

Graphic novelist Julia Wertz has been posting some old strips and obscurities -- including an abandoned book about her struggles with substance abuse -- in advance of her forthcoming book, Museum of Mistakes: The Fart Party Omnibus.

The Dismemberment Plan's Travis Morrison has two shows coming up: a solo set at the Grand Victory on Friday, and a rare appearance from his new band, the Burlies, at the Cake Shop on February 1.

Now that Sherlock's third season is underway, it's a great time to stream the first two seasons on Netflix Instant and swoon helplessly over (or at least harbor deeply confused feelings about) Benedict Cumberbatch.

With another cold front setting in, you might just want to hole up with David Remnick's massive profile of President Obama. (Is the President's fondness for "doing the Dougie" repeated here? Read it and find out!) [The New Yorker]